Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 24.28 as of 2026-09-11T15:20:47.863Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-09-11T00:42:04.367Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
Calculation as of: 2026-09-11T15:20:47.863Z.
Quote observation: 2026-09-11T15:20:26.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: 4366301109c8cfb2b763c36a9c79427819c0955e0bd52e9569bae30e3000b2e6
Forward PE Ratio (24.28) = Dated Quote Price ($48.76) / Consensus Forward EPS ($2.01)
FORWARD PE RATIO
24.28
SECTOR MEDIAN · INDUSTRIALS
23.59
median of 129 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+2.92%
vs the sector median at left
CSX Corporation
Market Cap
$90.32B
Forward PE Ratio
24.28
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| CSX Corporation (CSX) | $90.32B | 24.28 |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM)vs › | $91.93B | 43.08 |
| Waste Management, Inc. (WM)vs › | $85.39B | 26.34 |
| General Dynamics Corporation (GD)vs › | $95.65B | 20.83 |
| Emerson Electric Co. (EMR)vs › | $84.40B | 22.97 |
| 3M Company (MMM)vs › | $84.33B | 18.28 |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)vs › | $84.26B | 13.79 |
| Trane Technologies plc (TT)vs › | $97.58B | 29.04 |
| Quanta Services, Inc. (PWR)vs › | $97.89B | 38.93 |
| Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT)vs › | $99.06B | 38.27 |
Trailing P/E
28.2
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
24.3
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2026-12-31
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $2.01 implies +16.2% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $1.73.
At the dated quote price of $48.76, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $2.01 | $1.96 – $2.06 | 16 | 24.3x |
| 2027-12-31 | $2.28 | $2.18 – $2.40 | 16 | 21.4x |
| 2028-12-31 | $2.51 | $2.36 – $2.66 | 7 | 19.4x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
